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AirTag Silencer criticised for enabling stalkers
Original: Silencing AirTags enables stalkers and domestic violence
ElevationLab has released a product called the AirTag Silencer, a device that mutes the sound an Apple AirTag makes, which is the built-in alert meant to warn someone that a tracking device has been placed among their belongings. Commentators are urging the company to withdraw the product and recall stock, arguing that disabling the alert removes a key safeguard against stalking and domestic abuse.
Why now: The product is seen as undermining anti-stalking protections built into AirTags, prompting calls for a recall.
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- Silencing AirTags enables stalkers and domestic violence · Six Colors
ElevationLab has released an AirTag product I find appalling, and I strongly urge they immediately withdraw it from sale and recall all inventory. The AirTag Silencer is a simple device: remove the…
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